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Spring Vegetables

Spring is when lots of new vegetable crops that were planted the previous autumn come into their own, and perennial vegetable and fruits are ready for harvesting. Perennials do take up a lot of space but they are reliable early croppers, Rhubarb and Asparagus are two classic examples. If you want leeks for spring harvesting [...]

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One of the biggest garden maintenance jobs in April is your lawn. They are beginning to stir after the winter rest, and so are the dandelions and daisies! We all feel differently about those. I love to see the daisies but loathe the dandelions! Established lawns should be mown, but set the blades fairly high [...]

Getting Rid of Garden Rubbish

In spring there is a lot of tidying up to do in the garden, all the winter leaves and rubbish that collect, and those plants that need spring pruning. As space is at a premium in most modern gardens you nedd something easy and ‘user friendly’ to gather up your rubbish. I use a Spring [...]

Spring is Springing!

I had planned to write about some of my plans for the water features in my garden – I want to do some new things this year but something far more important has happened! Whilst peering into the depths of our pond this morning what should my other half spy but a huge mass of [...]

Water Features and Climate Change

Garden Water features are so much a part of what we expect to find in our gardens that they are almost one of the first things that goes into your garden plan. However in these days of climate change we do have to consider carefully the use of that precious resource – water. I live [...]

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